The Meb Faber Show - Better Investing

Today's guest is Wendy Li, founder and CIO of Ivy Invest, which offers an endowment-style fund with traditional and alternative assets. She’s spent her career as an institutional investor managing billions of dollars for some of New York’s largest endowments and foundations. In today's episode, Wendy walks through the strategies and principles behind how major endowments invest, manage risk and na...

In this special episode, I’m releasing the full audiobook of Shareholder Yield: A Better Approach to Dividend Investing. While you can purchase the audiobook on Amazon, podcast listeners can listen here for free!   Check out the description and times of each chapter below. About The Book For decades, both professional money managers and retail investors have revered dividend stocks. However, an ob...

In today's episode, we look back on an amazing 2024 with the episodes that YOU enjoyed the most.  Aswath Damodaran: Apple, Spotify & YouTube  Brad Gerstner: Apple, Spotify & YouTube  Cliff Asness: Apple, Spotify & YouTube  Hendrik Bessembinder: Apple, Spotify & YouTube  Kenneth French: Apple, Spotify & YouTube  Have feedback or questions? Want to sponsor the show? Email us at feedback@themebfabers...

Today’s returning guest is macro-expert Felix Zulauf, founder of Zulauf Consulting. He was previously the global strategist for UBS and later ran his own asset management firm. In today’s episode, Felix explains why he’s concerned about the concentration of global equity markets and why he believes the US stock market is in a bubble. Then he shares his outlook for commodities, Bitcoin, and currenc...

My guest today is Fran Kinniry, Principal and Head of Vanguard Investment Advisory Research Center. Fran has been at Vanguard since 1997 and served as the Global Head of Private Investments and Global Head of Portfolio Construction. In today’s episode, Fran highlights the role of advisors to help investors stay disciplined and avoid creating their own bear markets. He discusses his role leading Va...

Today’s guest is Matthias Hanauer, a researcher on Robeco’s Quant Equity Research team. In today’s episode, we discuss the intricacies of value investing, the impact of various factors such as interest rates and market conditions, and the potential for emerging markets and small cap stocks going forward. Matthias highlights his research on the ‘Factor Zoo,’ the integration of machine learning in i...

My guest today is Michael Venuto, CIO & co-founder of Tidal Financial Group, an ETF platform with over 175 ETFs and $25 billion in assets. In today’s episode, Mike & I discuss the banner year for the ETF industry and some of the trends contributing to the record inflows and fund launches. Then Mike talks about some different strategies, including ETFs that support people in the FIRE movement, bloc...

My guest today is Joel Nagel, founder of the international law firm Nagel & Associates, which has a major focus on asset protection. Joel is also the Chairman of Caye International Bank, and has served as ambassador to Austria, the United Nations in Vienna and to Croatia and Slovenia on behalf of the Belizean government. In today’s episode, Joel starts by covering the four key risks in asset prote...

Today’s returning guest is Aswath Damodaran, a professor at NYU, where he teaches corporate finance and equity valuation. In today’s episode, Professor Damodaran delves into the intricacies of investing and the lifecycle of companies. He also covers the challenges of valuation in a changing economy, the trend of buybacks versus dividends, and the evolving role of AI in finance. Be sure to stick ar...

My guest today is Dr. David Kelly, Chief Global Strategist and Head of the Global Market Insights Strategy Team for J.P. Morgan Asset Management. In today’s episode, Dr. David Kelly discusses various economic themes, including inflation, consumer sentiment, the value of the dollar, and the government deficit. He also covers the current state of global markets and urges listeners to reassess their...

BIG NEWS! I just published the 2nd edition of Shareholder Yield: A Better Approach to Dividend Investing. For a limited time, the eBook is available for free! About The Book For decades, both professional money managers and retail investors have revered dividend stocks. However, an objective examination of historical data reveals a surprising truth: these investors may have been shortchanging them...

My guest today is Marty Bergin, President of DUNN Capital Management, which manages over $1.5 billion and is one of the longest continually running trend following firms in the world. In today’s episode, Marty reflects on the firm's 50-year journey in the trend following space and shares how a firm can not only survive but thrive over five decades. He touches on  the resilience required to weather...

Today's guest is Wes Gray, CEO & Co-CIO of Alpha Architect and a strategic advisor to ETF Architect.   Wes & I discuss the Cambria Tax Aware ETF (TAX), which aims to achieve a tax-efficient investment return consisting of capital appreciation while emphasizing low dividend distributions. We also break down the 351 to ETF contribution process and how investors can transition their low-basis investm...

My guest today is Dr. Bryan Taylor, President and Chief Economist for Global Financial Data, which provides the most comprehensive, historical economic and financial information.  In today's episode, Bryan walks through what he's learned from studying 200+ years of market concentration in the US. Then we dive into his analysis of financial history over the past eight centuries by breaking the past...

Today's guest is Owen Lamont, a Portfolio Manager at Acadian Asset Management. He’s been on the faculty at Harvard, Princeton, Yale and the University of Chicago. He also writes the blog, Owenomics. In today's episode, Owen walks through how he analyzes market bubbles and if the U.S. is in a bubble today.  He touches on the rise of passive investing, the gamification of trading and why the U.S. st...

Today's is Brad Gerstner, founder and CIO of Altimeter Capital, a multi-billion dollar technology-focused investment firm that invests in both public and private markets. In today's episode, Brad discusses his journey in investing, how to invest in the AI supercycle, and how he incorporates the impact of stock compensation when analyzing companies. Brad also covers his initiative, Invest America,...

Today’s guest is Rob Citrone, founder of Discovery Capital Management, a hedge fund that invests opportunistically across asset classes in emerging and developed markets. Rob worked for Julian Robertson at Tiger Management in the mid 1990’s and managed money for the Soros family. He’s also a minority owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers. In today’s episode, Rob explains why he expects the investment r...

Today’s returning guest is Rob Arnott, founder and Chairman of Research Affiliates. In today’s episode, Rob discusses his newest article, ‘Nixed: The Upside of Getting Dumped,’ which explores the concept of investing in stocks that have been removed from major indexes. He explains that these ‘dumped’ stocks often outperform the market and thinks investing in a strategy such as this provides an opp...

Today’s guest is Michael Mauboussin, Head of Consilient Research at Counterpoint Global, a $70 billion equity manager.  In today’s episode, Michael covers some of his latest research on market concentration, equity issuance and stock buybacks, and how the boom and bust cycle relates to AI today. He also shares some common attributes among great investors, lessons from Elon Musk & Tesla, and more....

Today’s guest is Doug Greenig, CEO & CIO of Florin Court Capital, which uses systematic trend-following in over 500 markets. Doug’s been involved in markets for over 30 years and was most recently at Man AHL as the Chief Risk Officer and Head of the Portfolio Management Group. In today’s episode, Doug explains why we’re living in a world made for trend following. He explains his unique approac...

We launched a new podcast called The Best Investment Writing. It began as a book, then as individual episodes on this feed, but listeners enjoyed it so much that we decided it needs to be its own show!  Where else can you hear hand-selected investment research voiced by some of the most respected money managers and investment researchers in the world. Listen to a recent episode we published featur...

Today’s guests are Andre Rzym and Tarek Abou Zeid, two Portfolio Managers from Man AHL, one of the longest running systematic asset managers in the world. In today’s episode, Andre & Tarek delve into the world of catastrophe bonds. They provide an overview of what catastrophe bonds are, recent performance metrics, how they relate to ESG and sustainable investing. They share some predictions for th...

Today’s guest is Roger Mitchell, founder of Albachiara, which offers consultancy services and does early stage venture investing, mostly around sports and entertainment. Roger began his career in finance and later became the inaugural Chief Executive of the Scottish Premier League in 1998. In today’s episode, Roger walks through topics from his new book, Sport’s Perfect Storm: An Industry Now Tota...

Today’s guest is Steve Eisman. Steve is most famous for his bet against the US housing market before 2008 and his role in Michael Lewis’ book, The Big Short. He’s now a portfolio manager at Neuberber Berman. In today’s episode, Steve talks about the three themes he sees driving markets today: AI, infrastructure and crypto. He explains why he’s a believer in the first two, but not crypto. He also s...

Today's guest is Kate Moore. Kate is a member of the Global Allocation investment team and Head of Thematic Strategy. In this episode, Kate talks about the resilience of the U.S. economy. She talks about the concentration of market leadership, the upcoming election's potential effects on policy and markets, the potential for a momentum reversal, and the role of AI in investing. (2:36) Kate's view...